Historisch overzicht bedrijfsactiviteiten van Hammond
Historical review
Laurens Hammond (1895-1973) was responsible for numerous inventions, including:
an alternating current electric clock (patented in 1929)
a synchronous electric motor (patented in 1932)
the first electric organ (patented in 1934)
the first all-electronic organ (patented in 1939)
and the first spinet electronic organ for homes (patented in 1949)
Altogether, Hammond was granted about 280 patents from 1912 until his death in 1973.
The company founded by Laurens Hammond, and together with his associates was incorporated in 1928 as the Hammond Clock Company.
It became the Hammond Instrument Company in 1937, after the company started making electric organs next to clocks. In 1953 it was renamed Hammond Organ Company after it was decided to discontinue the production of clocks.
The Hammond factory was located at 2915 N. Western Ave. from ca. 1930 to 1949 and at 4200 W. Diversey Ave. from 1949 to 1986, although other plants and offices were to be found around the Chicago area. In 1967, after the Hammond Organ Company acquired the Wells Lamont Corporation, being a glove manufacturer, the name of the parent company was changed to the Hammond Corporation and the Hammond Organ Company became a division of the Hammond Corporation.
Wholly or partially owned subsidiairies were established outside the United States, in order
to distribute and in some cases manufacture Hammond organs.
These included:
Hammond Organ (U.K.) founded in 1964, to handle distribution in the United Kingdom.
Hammond Organ Europe N.V. founded in 1967
Hammond International, Canada, Ltd. founded in 1969
Nihon-Hammond Limited Company, Osaka, Japan, founded in 1970 in partnership with Sakata Shokai, Ltd. (Mr. Takahiro Miyatake) to manufacture and distribute Hammond organs in the Far East and parts of Europe.
Hammond Organ Australia, PTY Ltd., founded in 1982.
The Marmon Group, Inc., owned by the Pritzker family of Chicago, acquired the Hammond Corporation in 1977 and thus the Hammond Organ Company became a division of The Marmon Group.
The Marmon Group finally sold the Hammond Organ Company in 1986 to Hammond Organ Australia, PTY Ltd, at the time owned by Noel Crabbe of Australia.
At this point in time manufacturing of Hammond organs was discontinued in Chicago and the lights were switched off and the doors were closed by Mr Dennis Fioramonti for the last time. Tentative plans called for the manufacturing of Hammond organs in Japan.
Please find below an interview with Mr Manji Suzuki, being president of the Suzuki Musical Instrument Mfg. Co. in Hamamatsu Japan.
Hieronder een leuk video interview, gemaakt op 12 oktober 2006 met Mr. Manji Suzuki, oprichter en president van de Suzuki Musical Instrument Manufactoring Company.
Mr. Mangi Suzuki has a deep passion for the music industry. He is the founder and president of Suzuki Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company and began as a harmonica maker. Over the years Mr Suzuki has developed innovative instruments like a full line of wood harmonicas for music education.
His passion has always been to introduce music into the lives of young people.
During the 1980s he purchased the Hammond Organ Company and for the first time ever brought in the Leslie Speaker Company under the same ownership.
The recording of Mr. Suzuki’s interview shows his dedication and had a real sense of history, as his career was revolutionary on many levels.
Hier vindt u de link naar het interview met Mr. Manji Suzuki:
http://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/manji-suzuki
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